Posted on 11/19/2009 6:27:07 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
The History Channel is airing this week a truly remarkable series - World War II HD:
WWII in HD is the first-ever World War II documentary presented in full, immersive HD color. Culled from thousands of hours of lost and rare color archival footage gathered from a worldwide search through basements and archives, WWII in HD will change the way the world sees this defining conflict. Using footage never before seen by most Americans--converted to HD for unprecedented clarity--viewers will experience the war as if they were actually there, surrounded by the real sights and sounds of the battlefields.
Here are some clips from the series to give you an idea what it is like . . . . (VIDEOS)
(Excerpt) Read more at freedomslighthouse.com ...
When the series started this one expert was doubting that the WWII generation was the greatest generation because most of the soldiers didn’t know the geopolitical reasons why they were fighting.
I beg to differ; maybe those warriors didn’t need the geopolitical reasons but their love of country was sufficient reason to give their all. They were the greatest generation.
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